Libraries Digital Content

Opportunity overview

Somerset Council is the lead authority for the Libraries West Consortium which also comprises Bath & North East Somerset Council, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole) Council, Bristol City Council, Dorset Council, North Somerset Council and South Gloucestershire Council. Somerset Council is also working in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council (to procure E Books & E Audio Books) and Plymouth City Council (to procure E Magazines and E Newspapers). An options paper which was circulated across the consortium, the decision was taken to go out to tender under ESPO Framework Agreement 376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books.

Awarded to

Amounts belong to published awards or contracts. Where several suppliers share one value, it is labelled as shared and is not a supplier-specific allocation.

Bolinda UK LTD

Matched by number

Contract value: £2m
Awarded: Not supplied
Contract signed: 14 Aug 2025
Award ID: 057228-2026-ERFX1001956-1
Status: active
Identifier: GB-COH 05086231
Location: London, UKI, WC1N 2EB, United Kingdom

Classification

CPV92511000 — Library services

Lots

Somerset Council, on behalf of itself and other named local authorities, following a compliant procurement exercise is looking to award a contract to a single supplier for the following content:   E books (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)   E audio books (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)  E magazines (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)  E newspapers (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire) Value not stated

Published notice details

Additional information from the published procurement release. Fields appear only when supplied by the source; check the original notice and tender documents before acting.

Scope, procedure and submissions

Id: ERFX1001956
Status: complete
Main Procurement Category: services
Procurement Method: limited
Procurement Method Details: Award procedure without prior publication of a call for competition
Why this procedure was chosen: An options paper which was circulated across the consortium, the decision was taken to go out to tender under ESPO Framework Agreement 376E_24 Digital Library Content and Print Books. This procurement was carried out in accordance with the authority's Contract Procedure Rules and Standing Orders and Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (PCR 2015). Suppliers were invited to submit a response to the Further Competition through the e-Tendering System.

Legal basis

Id: 32014L0024
Scheme: CELEX

Classification

Scheme: CPV
Id: 92511000
Description: Library services

Covered By

GPA

Procedure reasons

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_PT_AWARD_CONTRACT_WITHOUT_CALL
Id: D_OUTSIDE_SCOPE
Description: The procurement falls outside the scope of application of the directive

Lots and requirements

Entry 1

Id: 1
Description: Somerset Council, on behalf of itself and other named local authorities, following a compliant procurement exercise is looking to award a contract to a single supplier for the following content:   E books (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)   E audio books (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, Gloucestershire, North Somerset, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)  E magazines (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire)  E newspapers (Bath & North East Somerset, BCP (Bournemouth, Christchurch & Poole), Bristol, Dorset, North Somerset, Plymouth, Somerset, South Gloucestershire) 
Has Options: No
Status: cancelled

Award criteria

Criteria

Criterion 1

Name: Quality
Type: quality
Description: 45

Criterion 2

Type: price
Description: 50

Items and delivery

Item 1

Id: 1
Related Lot: 1

Additional Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: CPV
Id: 92511000
Description: Library services

Delivery locations

Entry 1

Region: UKK

Buyer, suppliers and contacts

Organisation 1

Name: Somerset Council
Id: GB-FTS-139459

Identifier

Legal Name: Somerset Council
No Identifier Rationale: notOnAnyRegister

Address

Street Address: County Hall, The Crescent
Locality: Taunton
Region: UKK23
Postal Code: TA14DY
Country Name: United Kingdom

Contact

Name: Ruby Reed
Telephone: +44 1823356970
Email: ruby.reed@somerset.gov.uk

Roles

buyer

centralPurchasingBody

Details

Url: https://www.somerset.gov.uk/ ↗

Classifications

Entry 1

Scheme: TED_CA_TYPE
Id: REGIONAL_AUTHORITY
Description: Regional or local authority

Entry 2

Scheme: COFOG
Id: 08
Description: Recreation, culture and religion

Organisation 2

Name: Bolinda UK LTD
Id: GB-COH-05086231

Identifier

Legal Name: Bolinda UK LTD
Id: 05086231
Scheme: GB-COH

Address

Locality: London
Region: UKI
Postal Code: WC1N 2EB
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

supplier

Details

Scale: sme

Organisation 3

Name: Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGC-1434-MQPJ
Id: GB-FTS-183439

Identifier

Legal Name: Public Procurement Organisation Number: PPGC-1434-MQPJ

Address

Locality: London
Country Name: United Kingdom

Roles

reviewBody

Award information

Award 1

Id: 057228-2026-ERFX1001956-1
Title: Libraries Digital Content
Status: active

Related lots

Suppliers

Supplier 1

Id: GB-COH-05086231
Name: Bolinda UK LTD

Contracts and changes

Entry 1

Id: 057228-2026-ERFX1001956-1
Award ID: 057228-2026-ERFX1001956-1
Title: Libraries Digital Content
Status: active
Date Signed: 15 Aug 2025, 00:00

Value

Amount: 2,000,000
Currency: GBP

Recorded locations

Buyer location · Taunton · UKK23 · TA14DY · United Kingdom
Delivery location · UKK

Notice and amendment history

1 published notice version reviewed by ProcuraAxis.

1 VERSION

057228-2026award, contract · 17 Jun 2026, 15:11